7 Films & TV Shows Set In South America During The 1820s
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Vazante
🇧🇷 Brazil The 1820sBrazil 1821. Upon his return to the imposing farmhouse, Antonio, a rich cattle herder, finds out that his wife dies in labor. Forced to live in the property with numerous African slaves, he marries his wife's niece. A restless soul, he returns to droving, leaving his young wife behind alone with the slaves.
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The Liberator
🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela The 1820sHis army never conquered. It liberated. — Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, portrayed by Ramírez, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.
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Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
🇧🇷 Brazil The 1970s The 1980s The 1960s The 1820s The 2090s The 16th CenturyThe film narrates the love between Janaína and a native warrior who, when dying, takes the form of a bird. For six centuries, the story of the couple survives through four stages in the history of Brazil: 1500, when the country was discovered by the Portuguese explorers, 1800, in events during slavery; 1970, during the high point of the military dictatorship, and 2096, when there will be a war over water.
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Camila
🇦🇷 Argentina The 1840s The 1820sLove against all odds — In Buenos Aires of the 1840s, a young Jesuit and a wealthy socialite fall in love and begin a torrid affair. They escape from the city, and, in disguise, set up house in a village, assuming they are safe and beyond the cares of anyone. However, both the church and Camila's family are enraged, vowing to hunt down the lovers for a capital crime. Based on a true story.
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The Knight of the Sword
🇦🇷 Argentina The 1820s The 1810sThe life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.
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Simón Bolívar
🇨🇴 Colombia 🇵🇪 Peru 🇻🇪 Venezuela The 1820s The 1810sSimon Bolivar is the true-life story of the leader of the 1817 Venezuelan revolution.
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Simón Bolívar
🇨🇴 Colombia 🇵🇪 Peru 🇻🇪 Venezuela The 1820s The 1810sBiopic of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar who fought to end Spanish rule over much of Latin America.
